Andrew Neil has launched defamation proceedings against Jennifer Arcuri following allegations linking him to convicted to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The former GB News chairman, 72, has previously denied ever meeting the deceased child sex offender and said he was listed in his ‘black book’ because he had met Ghislaine Maxwell in New York in the 1990s.
According to court records, Mr Neil filed a claim against Ms Arcuri on Wednesday.
Ms Arcuri is listed as a litigant in person on the court filings, suggesting she does not currently have a legal representative.
It comes after the pair became embroiled in a heated Twitter exchange in December which resulted in Mr Neil vowing to seek ‘exemplary damages’ and warning his lawyers had ‘prepared a massive case’ against her.
Their spat is understood to have started over a disagreement about the effectiveness of Covid vaccines before getting nasty and descending into personal attacks.
Mr Neil accused Ms Arcuri of ‘clear libel and defamation’ after she tweeted allegations about his inclusion in an address book belonging to Epstein, The Guardian reports.
He tweeted Ms Arcuri on more than one occasion in December stating his intention to bring legal action against her.
In one he wrote: ‘I have clicked to follow you. Please DM your address/contact details so my lawyers can serve legal papers against you for this clear libel and defamation.
‘I’ve instructed the papers to be drawn up now. All those tweeting support for and spreading her tweet will also be served.’
Ms Arcuri responded, saying: ‘You really are threatened by me @afneil. Thank you for confirming. Now the world sees exactly what you are.’
In another he said his legal team ‘has prepared a massive case against you and we’ll be seeking exemplary damages’, adding papers would be served in the UK and US.
Metro.co.uk has contacted a rep for Neil and Arcuri for comment.
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